The Q Code - Text Speak For Radio Operators

The shorthand we use so very little of, so here it is in full. Try sneaking some new ones into your QSO and nobody will like you for it.

Shortwave Listening Conditions Band By Band

Q Code

Information

QRA

What is the name of your station?

QRB

How far approximately are you from my station?

QRC

How are the accounts for charges for your station settled?

QRD

Where are you bound for and where are you from?

QRE

What is your estimated time of arrival at...

QRF

Are you returning to...

QRG

Will you tell me my exact frequency?

QRH

Does my frequency vary?

QRI

How is the tone of my transmission?

QRJ

How many radiotelephone calls have you to book?

QRK

What is the intelligibility of my signals?

QRL

Are you busy?

QRM

Are you being interfered with?

QRN

Are you troubled by static?

QRO

Shall I increase transmitter power?

QRP

Shall I decrease transmitter power?

QRQ

Shall I send faster?

QRR

Are you ready for automatic operation?

QRS

Shall I send more slowly?

QRT

Shall I stop sending?

QRU

Have you anything for me?

QRV

Are you ready?

QRW

Shall I inform ... that you are calling him on ... kHz (or MHz)?

QRX

When will you call me again?

QRY

What is my turn?

QRZ

Who is calling me?

QSA

What is the strength of my signals?

QSB

Are my signals fading?

QSC

Are you a cargo vessel?

QSD

Is my keying defective?

QSE

What is the estimated drift of the survival craft?

QSF

Have you effected rescue?

QSG

Shall I send ... telegrams at a time?

QSH

Are you able to home on your direction-finding equipment?

QSI

I have been unable to break in on your transmission.

QSJ

What is the charge to be collected to ... including your internal charge?

QSK

Can you hear me between your signals and if so can I break in on your transmission?

QSL

Can you acknowledge receipt?

QSM

Shall I repeat the last telegram which I sent you?

QSN

Did you hear me on ... kHz (or MHz)?

QSO

Can you communicate with ... direct (or by relay)?

QSP

Will you relay to ... free of charge?

QSQ

Have you a doctor on board?

QSR

Shall I repeat the call on the calling frequency?

QSS

What working frequency will you use?

QSU

Shall I send or reply on this frequency?

QSV

Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency?

QSW

Will you send on this frequency?

QSX

Will you listen to ... on ... kHz?

QSY

Shall I change to transmission on another frequency?

QSZ

Shall I send each word or group more than once?

QTA

Shall I cancel telegram (or message)?

QTB

Do you agree with my counting of words?

QTC

How many telegrams have you to send?

QTD

What has the rescue vessel or rescue aircraft recovered?

QTE

What is my true bearing from you?

QTF

Will you give me my position according to your bearings?

QTG

Will you send two dashes of ten seconds each followed by your call sign?

QTH

What is your position in latitude and longitude?

QTI

What is your true track?

QTI

What is your true course?

QTJ

What is your speed?

QTK

What is the speed of your aircraft in relation to the surface of the Earth?

QTL

What is your true heading?

QTM

What is your magnetic heading?

QTN

At what time did you depart from ...?

QTO

Have you left dock (or port)?

QTP

Are you going to enter dock (or port)?

QTQ

Can you communicate with my station by means of the Internanational Code of Signals?

QTR

What is the correct time?

QTS

Will you send your call sign for tuning purposes or so that your frequency can be measured?

QTT

The identification signal which follows is superimposed on another transmission.

QTU

What are the hours during which your station is open?

QTV

Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of ... kHz?

QTW

What is the condition of survivors?

QTX

Will you keep your station open for further communication with me until further notice?

QTY

Are you proceeding to the position of incident and if so when do you expect to arrive?

QTZ

Are you continuing the search?

QUA

Have you news of ... ?

QUB

Can you give me in the following order information concerning: the direction in degrees and speed of the surface wind, visibility, present weather, and amount, type and height of base of cloud above surface elevation at ... ?

QUC

What is the number (or other indication) of the last message you received from me?

QUD

Have you received the urgency signal sent by ...?

QUE

Can you use telephony in ... (language), with interpreter if necessary; if so, on what frequencies?

QUF

Have you received the distress signal sent by ...?

QUG

Will you be forced to alight (or land)?

QUH

Will you give me the present barometric pressure at sea level?

QUI

Are your navigation lights working?

QUJ

Will you indicate the true track to reach you?

QUK

Can you tell me the condition of the sea observed at ...?

QUL

Can you tell me the swell observed at ...?

QUM

May I resume normal working?

QUN

Will vessels in my immediate vicinity please indicate their position, course and speed?

QUO

Shall I search for ... (aircraft, ship, survival craft)?

QUP

Will you indicate your position by searchlight, black smoke trail, pyrotechnic lights?

QUQ

Shall I train my searchlight nearly vertical on a cloud, and if your aircraft is seen, deflect the beam up wind and on the water?

QUR

Have survivors ... (1. received survival equipment, 2. been picked up by rescue vessel, 3. been reached by ground rescue) party?